About

"Do you often find yourself a victim to life circumstance, stuck repeating patterns, unable to move forward? I'd like to meet with you. My name is Leslie. I hold a Masters and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology and have been licensed as a mental health or professional counselor (LMHC) since 1994. Over the past 25 years, I have worked as an individual counselor with college-aged students and adults in clinical, private practice, and non-profit settings. I also have past experience working as an Indiana University (Indianapolis) associate professor in their undergraduate and graduate counseling and psychology programs. My specialty as a counselor is helping you to quickly identify and understand your blind spots and move beyond them. Blind spots are those beliefs or areas of your life that often keep us stuck repeating the same patterns that cause relationship problems, depression, anxiety, and other issues. My role as a counselor is to assist you to regain a sense of control, improve mental functioning, and identify distorted thinking patterns that may contribute to your situation. Regardless of your history, you don't have to be a victim of your life's circumstances. You don't have to continue in the patterns of the past that are no longer working. Using theories or techniques of primarily rooted in cognitive psychology, I will help you identify the distorted thought patterns and core beliefs that no longer work for you and teach you the tools necessary to grow and move beyond your current challenge. Counseling can help you move beyond a state of helplessness by examining new possibilities and helping you make the changes necessary to create the life you want. The counseling relationship is important to the successful outcome of therapy. By building a relational foundation, you can lessen your defenses and open yourself to the possibilities for change.